Explosives

Lithuanian state-owned explosives manufacturing company AB Detonas, assessing the geopolitical situation and the necessary security needs, is planning investments in the defence industry, and is preparing to build a plant for manufacturing the trinitrotoluene (TNT) explosive, the Ministry of Transpo...

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania has signed a letter of intent on cooperation with a Ukrainian company in constructing a new generation RDX explosives factory in Lithuania. Construction is expected to begin next year.

Eleven artillery shells were discovered in Šilutė district on Tuesday, according to the Fire and Rescue Department (PAGD).

Traffic has been closed in Liepkalnio Street in Vilnius in both directions extending to Dunojaus and Pelesa Streets after an aerial bomb was found in the area. The police have decided to evacuate people living within 200 metres away from the scene.

The European Council adopted two important priority files under the Security Union which strengthen EU rules on explosives precursors and facilitate law-enforcement access to financial information.

Глава подкомиссии по расследованию Смоленской Катастрофы Антони Мацеревич заявил, что пассажиры правительственного ТУ-154 M погибли в результате взрыва.

Mine neutralization units of the Lithuanian Army are carrying out an operation in a swimming area in Totoriškių Lake near Trakai some 30km west of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

Bomb disposal troops from the Lithuanian army's Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion have discovered a record number of around 2,000 World War Two cannonballs in the western Klaipėda District over the last few days, the country's Ministry of National Defence said on Friday.

On Tuesday, troops of the explosives neutralization unit of the Lithuanian Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion were called to neutralize explosives 12 times, the Defence Ministry said.

Artillery shells, mines and grenades are only a small part of dangerous explosives that prevented the work of laying the submarine power link from Lithuania to Sweden. Explosives were found in the Lithuanian territory during the work on the project. These explosives were neutralised by explosive ord...